<p>The mother&nbsp;told police&nbsp;that she had&nbsp;left&nbsp;for just a matter of seconds to open a door while&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">her newborn daughter slept on the couch.</span></p>

<p>She said that she had&nbsp;&ldquo;walked away for a few seconds&rdquo; after placing the&nbsp;3-day-old child on a sofa, Sgt. Dan Macias&nbsp;told the <a href="http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article86313057.html" target="_blank">Fresno Bee</a>.&nbsp;&ldquo;She left the door open because it was hot, and she thought the dogs were tied up.&rdquo;</p>

<p>But the dogs weren&rsquo;t secured&nbsp;and they attacked the girl early Monday morning.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The two dogs entered the home and,&nbsp;although the mother rushed back to the baby when she&nbsp;heard the infant&rsquo;s screams, s<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">he later&nbsp;died at a hospital from her injuries.</span></p>

<p>The newspaper reports that the two dogs, which belonged to the mother&#39;s&nbsp;brother,&nbsp;have been turned over to the Central California Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and are expected to be put down.</p>

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<p>&quot;For any child to get injured, it hurts,&quot; Daniel Macias with the Fresno Police Department said. &quot;But a newborn, we know how precious life is and it&#39;s very unfortunate this happened.&quot;</p>
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